OB-Gyn disciplined for sexual relationship with patient

The state of Rhode Island has disciplined Laurent Brard, an obstetrician-gynecologist, for reportedly having a sexual relationship with a patient, according to this report from the Providence Journal. The physician is temporarily barred from seeing patients. Under American Medical Association guidelines, it is unethical for a doctor to engage in a romantic or sexual relationship with a current patient.

A 60-year-old Army veteran won a $925,000 settlement with the Department of Veterans Affairs after he was blinded in one eye during a routine outpatient cataract operation, his attorney said Monday. Jose...